Sterling Hills GC
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4.3
1666 Reviews (1666)
5 Stars
527
4 Stars
778
3 Stars
220
2 Stars
81
1 Stars
60
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
91.7%
Recommend this course
1434 out of 1666 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.6
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
23 out of 23 reviews
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4.4
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.4%
Recommend this course
83 out of 87 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6820 yards
Slope 144
Rating 80.0

Sterling Hills Golf Club sprawls across acres of lush countryside surrounded by avocado groves and citrus orchards. The layout winds through the verdant hills between Oxnard and Ventura. The club opened in 1999 as the only public golf course in Ventura County. The layout is player-friendly enough for beginners to still feel comfortable but it also packs a considerable amount of challenges. The versatile layout balances areas of wide-openness with target-style golf. There is contoured mounding along the fairways and some interesting elevation changes. Thanks to the hilly terrain, there is hardly a flat lie to be found. Although Sterling Hills is still relatively young, there are some mature eucalyptus trees throughout. Golfers can warm-up on the driving range, chipping area, or putting green before the game since a bucket of range balls is included with the round.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Golf Season Year round
Architect Damian Pascuzzo (1999) Robert Muir Graves (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $12 - $16
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.3
1666 Reviews (1666)
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
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Previously Played

Staff members are rude

Receptionist was so rude and wouldn’t let me use my gift card that I had so I had to pay 220$ out of my own pocket all bc he wouldn’t take the time to use my gift card. This place sucks I feel treated differently bc I don’t have the fancy stuff

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/26/2023

Hi
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Your feedback helps us do better. Thank you for visiting us. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Ran out of carts

Would have been excellent, except they ran out of carts and we had to walk…

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/02/2023

Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Sterling Hills Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Saturday Round

Course was in ok shape considering a long wet winter. Would expect it to get in better shape as spring continues along.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Sterling Hills Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Doesn’t disappoint.

I’ve I’ve always found it in good shape. It’s challenging but fair. It’s not punishing like some courses. Staff is great. Starter is on top of it. No straggling to first tee. Food was excellent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Sterling Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

One of the best

The course is probably the best in the county since the rains. Drainage is excellent. Almost no muddy patches. A great track in all conditions. Nice vistas everywhere.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Hello, Thank you for visiting us. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Sterling Hills Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sterling Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Sterling Hills Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Golf

I play once a week at sterling Hills. I like the course.

1 most of the traps are dirt with rocks

2 tee boxes are not always flat

3 more expensive than surrounding courses

The course has greatly improved in the last four years it’s close to my house. That’s why I plant once a week. Other courses in the area are about $10-$20 cheaper and I also play other ones occasionally too.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Hello, Thank you for visiting us. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Views

Nice day around 70 degrees with the mountain's covered with snow, absolutely gorgeous !!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Sterling Hills Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Course in need of maintenance

How this great course is dying. Tee boxes are a mess with divots and bare spots. Fairways have numerous divots and several types of grasses. Rough is weeds or bare areas. Traps are hard pan and not maintained. Greens are the only bright spot, some divots but putts well. Hopefully the management will invest in the course as they did in the banquet room and pro shop.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/04/2023

Hi,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting us. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Used cart

Don't expect a good pace of play

I play here normally four day a week, and the number of 5-hour rounds is growing. It's up to about 2 per week, weekends excluded (I play primarily on weekdays). It's rare that you finish in four hours or less now. The course keeps booking groups and not policing their pace of play. They have marshalls but all they do is look for foursomes that are falling behind. If the entire group is on a five-hour pace, they say nothing. When you say something about it, all you get in return is "it is what it is". When I play at other area courses I'm always done in four hours or less. If group billing was scaled so the longer you take, the more you pay, the groups would start policing themselves.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/04/2023

Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at !

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Sterling Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Well worth the money!

This course has had better and worse conditions over the years. Right now, especially considering all of the extreme weather, it's as good as it's been in a long time. The greens are really clean. The middle of the fairways are respectable. Everything is very lush from the rains.

It's a great track for the price!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing us.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Always nice to be playing golf at Stirling Hills

The course was in great shape...the round was very slow due to a High School Tournament in front of us...but I was able to finish a little after the sun had set, but I still had some visibility...will play here again...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing us.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing us.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Needs some TLC

I think the course has potential but needs some serious TLC before they can charge $50+ per round. I know there aren't a ton of courses, but you can easily find a comparable course for around $25-$30 per round. Tee box grass length was inconsistent. Lots of uneven lies when teeing off. Weeds everywhere in fairway and rough. Lots of dirt patches that should be under repair with all the extra rain the area has been getting. Greens are nice but no one is repairing ball marks. Driving range is a complete eye sore with many of the hitting bays not being on level ground. If your not going to take care of this course, sell it to someone who wants to build houses.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/04/2023

Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at !

Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

If they put some money it it..

This course is fun. Could be better, could be a lot worse. If they put money in it you would have to pay more. I just wish the rough was a little longer. Because right now it’s not very penalizing. But the greens are fantastic! My son and I enjoyed this place.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing us.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout

I really enjoyed the combo tees. Good mix of holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing us.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

2/21/23 2nd round

I’m enjoying this course. Wish the carts had windshields, to block the wind.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/27/2023

Hello, Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round . Please visit us again soon!

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